1 .TH ABOOK 1 "March 18, 2000"
4 abook \- text-based address book program
7 [ \fB--help\fP | \fB--datafile\fP <filename> | \fB--mutt-query\fP <string> | \fB--convert\fP <inputformat> <inputfile> <outputformat> <outputfile> | \fB--add-email\fP | \fB--add-email-quiet\fP ]
9 This manual page documents briefly the
12 This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution
13 because the original program does not have a manual page.
16 is a text-based address book program. It contains Name, Email, Address
17 and various Phone fields. It is designed for use with mutt, but can be
18 equally useful on its own.
24 \fB\-\-datafile\fP <filename>
25 Use an alternative addressbook file (default is $HOME/.abook.addressbook).
27 \fB\-\-mutt-query\fP <string>
28 Make a query for mutt (search the addressbook for <string>).
30 The \fB\-\-datafile\fP option, as documented above, may be used BEFORE this
31 option to search a different addressbook file.
33 \fB\-\-convert\fP <inputformat> <inputfile> <outputformat> <outputfile>
34 Converts <inputfile> in <inputformat> to <outputfile> in <outputformat>
37 The following \fBinputformats\fP are supported:
39 - \fBabook\fP abook native format
41 - \fBldif\fP ldif / Netscape addressbook
43 - \fBmutt\fP mutt alias
45 - \fBpine\fP pine addressbook
47 - \fBcsv\fP comma separated values
50 The following \fBoutputformats\fP are supported:
52 - \fBabook\fP abook native format
54 - \fBldif\fP ldif / Netscape addressbook (.4ld)
56 - \fBmutt\fP mutt alias
58 - \fBhtml\fP html document
60 - \fBpine\fP pine addressbook
62 - \fBgcrd\fP GnomeCard (VCard) addressbook
64 - \fBcsv\fP comma separated values
68 - \fBtext\fP plain text
70 - \fBspruce\fP Spruce address book
73 Read an e-mail message from stdin and add the sender to the addressbook.
75 \fB\-\-add-email-quiet\fP
76 Same as --add-email but doesn't confirm adding.
78 .SH COMMANDS DURING USE
79 Press '\fB?\fP' during use to get a list of commands.
85 This manual page was written by Alan Ford <alan@whirlnet.co.uk>,
86 for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
90 was written by Jaakko Heinonen <jheinonen@users.sourceforge.net>